Chapter 707 - 704: Divine Soldier Evolution

Chapter 707: Chapter 704: Divine Soldier Evolution

Just a moment ago, right before they launched their attack, not even Jiang Jichen’s Seven-Colored Divine Thought had sensed these people in hiding.

But a warning had flared in his heart, so he was already on guard.

And just as he’d expected, an ambush was sprung at that very moment.

Here in the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes, the Divine Mysterious Ancient Forest was simply too strange. Even his Seven-Colored Divine Thought was affected and suppressed.

Coupled with the ambushers using a Secret Technique to conceal themselves, they had ultimately evaded Jiang Jichen’s Divine Sense.

These people clearly knew the properties of the Divine Mysterious Ancient Forest and had, with great experience, hidden in this unavoidable patch of woods to stage their ambush.

An ordinary person—even a Cultivator at the Sixth Layer of Saint Realm—would have surely fallen if subjected to such a covert assassination attempt.

But Jiang Jichen’s ability to react far exceeded their imagination.

Besides, he was already mentally prepared.

The moment danger struck, his entire body erupted with a blazing, fire-like Golden Undying Power.

Using his body as a weapon, he didn’t retreat but advanced, accelerating forward and crashing straight into the layers of Restrictions descending from above.

WHOOSH!

The attackers never imagined that Jiang Jichen would ignore the layers of Restrictions and charge forward even faster.

Every single one of their attacks missed!

As for Jiang Jichen, he used his body as a weapon to crash through the powerful layers of Restrictions, break free, and soar high into the air.

Those layers of Restrictions were powerful, but to a Body Refiner like Jiang Jichen, who had surpassed the limits of the Holy Body Realm, they might as well have not existed.

In an instant, the tables had turned; he had seized the initiative.

Jiang Jichen brandished Sinking Mountain, his gaze as sharp as lightning.

"The Star River Divine Stone is indeed on me, but it won’t be so easy to take!"

"If you can’t take it, you’ll lose your lives!"

Jiang Jichen spoke, his voice cold and merciless.

He looked at the eight Saint Realm Cultivators: five at the Saint Third Realm, two at the Saint Fourth Realm, and one at the Saint Fifth Realm.

Clearly, they had come for the Star River Divine Stone.

Along the way, many people up ahead had spotted Jiang Jichen.

Since they couldn’t keep up with his speed, they could only use Sound Transmission Stones to relay the news to those further ahead.

And so, those people up ahead had set an ambush on the only path leading deeper into the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

This was why, even though Jiang Jichen had entered last and was traveling at the back, everyone ahead of him already knew he was there.

Seeing this first wave of covert assassins, Jiang Jichen knew it was only the beginning. He feared many more waves would follow, each more dangerous and unpredictable than the last.

This path was treacherous, so he would carve his way forward with slaughter!

Jiang Jichen’s expression was cold, and killing intent surged in his heart.

It was precisely because they saw he was only at the Saint Second Realm that they thought him weak and an easy target.

And so, they believed the Star River Divine Stone was theirs for the taking!

In their eyes, Jiang Jichen was just a piece of trash at the Saint Second Realm. What right did he have to possess a Venerable Divine Material like the Star River Divine Stone?

But now, seeing Jiang Jichen so easily evade their assassination attempt and shatter their Restrictions, a sense of foreboding suddenly bloomed in the hearts of the eight men.

Still, they weren’t about to be scared off by a single sentence from Jiang Jichen.

The leader, a cultivator at the Saint Fifth Realm, said coldly, "You piece of trash, do you really think you’re something special?"

"Attack together! Kill him!"

"I’ve also received word that this brat obtained a treasure map to the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes from the Divine Mysterious Ancient Texts."

"This brat’s luck is simply heaven-defying, but as long as we kill him, both the Star River Divine Stone and the treasure map will be ours."

At the command of their Saint Fifth Realm leader, the eight Saint Cultivators attacked again from all sides.

Jiang Jichen remained silent. Instead of retreating, he took the initiative and charged forward to meet them.

Back when he was at the Saint First Realm, Jiang Jichen could slaughter ordinary cultivators at the Sixth Layer of Saint Realm as easily as chopping vegetables.

These, by contrast, were just ordinary cultivators between the Third to Fifth Realms of Saints. Now that Jiang Jichen had reached the Saint Second Realm and was taking the offensive, the result was a one-sided slaughter.

With Sinking Mountain in hand, he unleashed his Saber Technique.

Heaven-Breaking Saber!

Wind and Cloud World!

He fiercely unleashed two consecutive moves from his Great Wind Saber Technique.

The Saber Momentum was tyrannical, shattering everything in its path!

Each slash was like a gale, sweeping through the heavens and devastating the earth!

Nothing could block it, no one could stop it. It swept forward, annihilating everything in its path.

PFFT!

PFFT!

The eight Saints’ attacks were first obliterated by the seven-colored saber wind; then, the blade’s edge shattered their defenses and slashed into their bodies.

Their defenses were like paper, unable to block even a sliver of his Saber Intent.

In an instant, all of them were sent flying by the slashes.

The five ordinary Saint Third Realm cultivators exploded on the spot, torn to shreds, with only their terrified Spirit Infants managing to escape.

The Azure Heaven Killing Array and the Soul Refining Banner flew out from Jiang Jichen at the same time.

First, the Soul Refining Banner swept toward the five Spirit Infants as a sinister wind howled.

SPLAT!

The sundered flesh, shattered bones, and fleeing Spirit Infants all instantly dissolved into a mist of blood.

With a single sweep, the Soul Refining Banner absorbed their Soul Power.

The mist of blood, in turn, was completely devoured by the Azure Heaven Killing Array.

In that moment, it looked as though the Azure Heaven Killing Array was the boss, and the Soul Refining Banner was merely its underling.

Having done all this, neither the Azure Heaven Killing Array nor the Soul Refining Banner returned to Jiang Jichen. Instead, they floated to the side, eyeing the three remaining men like tigers stalking their prey.

At the same time, they pulsed restlessly, as if urging Jiang Jichen to hurry up and kill the three men. They were eager to feed.

Seeing this, the remaining two Saint Fourth Realm cultivators and the one Saint Fifth Realm cultivator were scared out of their wits, horrified to the brink of death.

Although they weren’t dead, they were covered in blood and had sustained heavy injuries.

"He... he’s only at the Saint Second Realm. How can he be this strong?"

At this moment, they simply could not believe that this strange young man at the Saint Second Realm was so terrifyingly powerful that he could crush them with ease.

Even those two Great Killing Artifacts floating there could have easily finished them off.

How laughable! To think they had dared to ambush a figure on the level of a Killing God or a Demon King!

But now, there was no chance for regret.

Without a moment’s hesitation or a shred of courage to face Jiang Jichen, the three survivors immediately turned and fled.

Jiang Jichen, however, glanced helplessly at the Azure Heaven Killing Array and the Soul Refining Banner. "Alright, you two gluttons," he said, "stop rushing me!"

As he spoke, Jiang Jichen’s figure flickered a few times and reappeared in front of the three men.

In close combat, Jiang Jichen’s Sacred Body was invincible!

With a raise of his hand, he unleashed a Heaven-Shattering Fist.

All Things Perish!

The Fist Intent was tyrannical; wherever it passed, all things exploded into nothingness.

PFFT!

PFFT!

PFFT!

The three Saint Realm attackers were instantly blown apart, turning into three clouds of blood mist.

The Azure Heaven Killing Array and the Soul Refining Banner seemed to let out a cheer as they swept toward the clouds of blood mist.

The Azure Heaven Killing Array devoured the blood mist, while the Soul Refining Banner absorbed the invisible Soul Power.

And with that, the ambush came to a close.

Everyone had been effortlessly crushed by Jiang Jichen.

What did surprise Jiang Jichen, however, was the strange transformation of the Azure Heaven Killing Array and the Soul Refining Banner.

As they continuously absorbed the blood mist and Soul Power, they had gradually begun to develop Spiritual Sense.

Jiang Jichen had noticed this for a while, but never before had they behaved with such emotion.

The two of them were like a pair of children vying for his affection!

’A Divine Soldier evolves, producing an Artifact Spirit and gaining self-awareness.’

A thought stirred in Jiang Jichen’s mind, and he instantly understood.